Costa Rica’s Central Pacific coast has marked a major milestone in marine protection with the opening of the first Beach Cleaning and Volunteering Center in Playa Guacalillo, located in the canton of Garabito. Led by the environmental organization MareBlu,...
ABANGARES, COSTA RICA — Construction has officially commenced on Costa Rica's largest photovoltaic solar park to date, marking a major milestone in the nation's ongoing transition toward a fully diversified and climate-resilient energy grid. The project is designed to...
Tensions between the fishing sector and marine conservation groups have reached a new critical point. Various environmental organizations have raised their voices to demand an immediate halt to the capture, commercialization, and export of all three species of the...
Saving money on your home utility bills doesn’t always require expensive structural upgrades like solar panels or smart-home automation systems. In fact, small changes to your everyday routine can drastically slash your consumption of electricity, water, and fuel—leading to...
The National Meteorological Institute reports that this Saturday, June 27, the country will experience stable weather conditions due to low humidity. This situation will be partly attributed to the presence of Saharan dust over the Caribbean Sea basin....
A scientific team has officially described a new species of deep-sea cartilaginous fish in the Costa Rican Pacific. Discovered using three specimens collected off the coast of Puntarenas, the species has been given the scientific name Rhinochimaera costaricana.
It belongs...
Costa Rica has long been celebrated globally for its rich biodiversity, ambitious decarbonization goals, and a clean electric grid. However, beneath the green reputation lies a massive, untapped economic driver: the country's waste management system.
Recent environmental and economic assessments...
The National Meteorological Institute (IMN) has issued a weather warning ahead of the arrival of Tropical Wave No. 12 over Costa Rican territory this Tuesday. The atmospheric phenomenon, combined with the active Intertropical Convergence Zone, will significantly increase instability,...
The Constitutional Court of Costa Rica (popularly known as Sala IV) has accepted a new appeal (recurso de amparo) filed against the permits granted for the logging of 748 trees in the Playa Panamá area, located in the province...
Costa Rica has long been a global poster child for environmental sustainability, frequently boasting an electrical grid powered by up to 98% renewable energy. However, the arrival of the El Niño climate phenomenon in 2026 is exposing a structural...
